What landlord-tenant rules does Inglewood add on top of California law?

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Rent control: Inglewood's Housing Protection Ordinance limits rent increases to once per 12 months. In buildings with 5 or more units, the limit is 3% or the CPI change, whichever is greater; in buildings with 4 or fewer units, it is 5% plus CPI. No increase may exceed 10%. Using the CPI the City published May 12, 2026 (3.7%), the current limits are 3.7% for 5+ units and 8.7% for 4 or fewer units. If rent is below 80% of HUD Fair Market Rent, the City's program administrator may approve an extra below-market increase, with the total still capped at 10%.; Rental registration: Owners must register every year (open registration January through March) for properties with two or more units, mixed-use properties with housing, and single-family homes owned by a company, LLC, LP or REIT. New owners have 30 days after purchase to register. An owner may not advertise, demand or accept rent, or evict without a valid Registration Certificate served on the tenant. After serving a 30-day notice of a rent increase, the owner must record it in the Inglewood Residential Registry System.; Just-cause eviction: Once any tenant has lawfully lived in a unit for 12 months, the owner may end the tenancy only for a reason listed in the ordinance, and the notice must state it. At-fault reasons include nonpayment, material lease breach, nuisance, waste, criminal activity, unlawful use, unauthorized subletting and refusing lawful access. No-fault reasons are owner or close-relative move-in, government orders to vacate, and Ellis Act withdrawal, among others. Owner move-in is not allowed against a tenant who is a senior (62+) or disabled and has lived there at least 5 years, or who is terminally ill, unless the person moving in also is; the owner must move in within 60 days and stay 24 months, or offer the unit back at the same rent.; Relocation assistance: For a no-fault termination (owner move-in, government order, Ellis Act and the other no-fault grounds), the owner must pay base relocation equal to three times the monthly rent in effect when the notice was issued, plus $2,000 if a minor lives in the unit. The owner also pays the highest one of these extras that applies to any tenant: $2,000 (adult tenant 2 to 4 years), $3,000 (5 to 10 years), $5,000 (11+ years) or $7,500 (senior or disabled). The amount and its calculation must appear in the termination notice, and payment is due within 15 calendar days of the notice. Tenants displaced temporarily by a government order to vacate or health and safety conditions get temporary relocation set by Rental Housing Board resolution.

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Rent control	Inglewood's Housing Protection Ordinance limits rent increases to once per 12 months. In buildings with 5 or more units, the limit is 3% or the CPI change, whichever is greater; in buildings with 4 or fewer units, it is 5% plus CPI. No increase may exceed 10%. Using the CPI the City published May 12, 2026 (3.7%), the current limits are 3.7% for 5+ units and 8.7% for 4 or fewer units. If rent is below 80% of HUD Fair Market Rent, the City's program administrator may approve an extra below-market increase, with the total still capped at 10%. Exempt: units with a certificate of occupancy issued within the last 15 years (rolling), owner-occupied duplexes, deed-restricted affordable units, certain care and nonprofit facilities, school dorms, hotels, and single-family homes and condos owned by a natural person or family trust when the required written exemption notice was given. The City page gives two different figures (2% and 5%) for the extra below-market increase for buildings of 4 or fewer units. Source: Inglewood Mun. Code Ch. 8, Art. 10, Secs. 8-127 (rent increases), 8-128 (below-market increases) (Ord. No. 21-09)
Rental registration	Owners must register every year (open registration January through March) for properties with two or more units, mixed-use properties with housing, and single-family homes owned by a company, LLC, LP or REIT. New owners have 30 days after purchase to register. An owner may not advertise, demand or accept rent, or evict without a valid Registration Certificate served on the tenant. After serving a 30-day notice of a rent increase, the owner must record it in the Inglewood Residential Registry System. Unpaid registrations get monthly penalties starting in April and may become a lien on the property tax bill. Registry: https://www.hpregistry.cityofinglewood.org/ Source: Inglewood Mun. Code Sec. 8-126
Just-cause eviction	Once any tenant has lawfully lived in a unit for 12 months, the owner may end the tenancy only for a reason listed in the ordinance, and the notice must state it. At-fault reasons include nonpayment, material lease breach, nuisance, waste, criminal activity, unlawful use, unauthorized subletting and refusing lawful access. No-fault reasons are owner or close-relative move-in, government orders to vacate, and Ellis Act withdrawal, among others. Owner move-in is not allowed against a tenant who is a senior (62+) or disabled and has lived there at least 5 years, or who is terminally ill, unless the person moving in also is; the owner must move in within 60 days and stay 24 months, or offer the unit back at the same rent. Text read from Ordinance 21-09 as posted by the City (effective June 10, 2021). Violations are misdemeanors and may be enforced by administrative citation (Sec. 8-124); tenants keep their own civil remedies. Source: Inglewood Mun. Code Ch. 8, Art. 9, Secs. 8-121, 8-122 (Ord. No. 21-09)
Relocation assistance	For a no-fault termination (owner move-in, government order, Ellis Act and the other no-fault grounds), the owner must pay base relocation equal to three times the monthly rent in effect when the notice was issued, plus $2,000 if a minor lives in the unit. The owner also pays the highest one of these extras that applies to any tenant: $2,000 (adult tenant 2 to 4 years), $3,000 (5 to 10 years), $5,000 (11+ years) or $7,500 (senior or disabled). The amount and its calculation must appear in the termination notice, and payment is due within 15 calendar days of the notice. Tenants displaced temporarily by a government order to vacate or health and safety conditions get temporary relocation set by Rental Housing Board resolution. Either side may petition the program administrator over the amount. Source: Inglewood Mun. Code Sec. 8-123 (Ord. No. 21-09)